Feasibility Analysis for Large Rectangular Ingot Production by Intensive Cooling

Abstract:

Lots of heavy plate mills more than 5m have been in operation, the design of corresponding large ingots becomes crying needs. In this paper, a special method of intensive cooling outside mould has been presented and applied to a designed 80t ingot (4200mm×1100mm×2600mm). Mathematical simulation results tell us that by intensive cooling, the solidification time of the 1100mm rectangular ingot can be shortened into 120min, which is only 1/4 compare with air cooling, internal soundness can be ensured also. The intensive outside cooling process can obviously improve microstructure and preventing skull patch by increasing the thickness of solidified shell.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 145)
• Pages: 573-576
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.145.573
• Online since: October 2010
• Authors: Sheng Li Li, Xin Gang Ai
• Keywords: Intensive Cooling, Large Rectangular Ingot, Mould Casting, Simulation

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